The Votes are in and we’re so excited to share that Crater Community Hospice has WON 1st Place in THREE categories in the Progress Index Best of the Best Contest for 2018!!!

Best Home Health Care Company

Best Consignment/Thrift Shop

Best Place To Work

Special thanks to the Progress Index and everyone who voted for us!

Tracy L. Taliaferro, JD, RRT, RPFT Chief Executive Officer

“We are so honored to be recognized by our community as Best of the Best in several categories along with many other local businesses who support our mission. The team at Crater Community Hospice works daily to support each other so we can provide excellent care to our patients and their families. It is truly awe inspiring to work with such a great team of professionals in both the hospice side of our business and the thrift store side and we are humbled by these recognitions in the categories of best home health care, best thrift store and best place to work.”

“On behalf of the Leadership Team and the Board of Directors we thank all of you who voted and thank each of our team members, employees and volunteers, for their unwavering dedicaAon and professionalism demonstrated each and every day.”

We are excited to tell you about a new AmazonSmile promotion that will launch soon. Amazon is tripling the donation amount to 1.5% when customers make their first eligible smile.amazon.com purchase from March 12 – 31. This is a great opportunity to increase Crater Community Hospice, Inc.’s AmazonSmile donations. Shop at smile.amazon.com.

3x your impact! From March 12-31, Amazon is tripling the donation rate on your first smile.amazon.com purchase!

Crater Community Hospice would like to thank Dr. Phillip Duncan for speaking at our June Coffee Chat. Dr. Duncan spoke with us about “Heart Smart Living” and provided resources to help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. Maintaining healthy levels of blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar were some of the key factors in his presentation. He explained that reducing our salt intake and the amount of processed foods we consume is also important.

Dr. Duncan also suggested that we add more exercise and activity to our daily lifestyles. Strive to exercise every day and find what works best for us as individuals. Walking is a great source of exercise and can be done anywhere and at varied ability levels, walking indoors or outside, walking on a treadmill and even walking in place, with a goal of 15,000 steps per day.

The CCH July Coffee Chat will be held on Thursday, July 6th from 8:00-9:00 am and will feature Jay White, Gerontologist as our guest speaker. He will speak with us about “Social Connectivity and Aging.” We will discuss the risks of social isolation and loneliness for older adults and how individuals can remain healthy and connected in mind, body and spirit across the lifespan.

Crater Community Hospice Thrift Shop Mission

Crater Community Hospice Thrift Shop has a two fold mission. All the proceeds from the shop sales go to provide outstanding hospice care to our patients in the Petersburg and tri-city areas. We strive to offer high quality, affordable merchandise to the community. We also accept donations from those who no longer want items they no longer need.